Iran confirms Ali Larijani's death in air strike

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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News

Tehran, March 18 (Xinhua) — Iran's Supreme National Security Council confirmed that its secretary, Ali Larijani, was killed in an attack, the local Tasnim news agency reported Wednesday morning.

The council said in a statement that A. Larijani died early Tuesday along with his son Morteza, his deputy for security affairs, Alireza Bayat, and several others.

The Council praised A. Larijani's long service to Iran's development and called for national unity in the face of external threats.

On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Larijani was killed in the ongoing strikes on Iran.

In addition, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Tuesday confirmed the death of Basij militia commander Gholamreza Soleimani as a result of the US-Israeli strike. –0–

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